...Stanley Emife Nwani Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between pollution and life expectancy in oil producing communities, where there is a dearth of empirical evidence on how knowledge and coping strategy, agriculture and foreign capital inflows mediate the relationship between...

... is estimated, taking population size into account, then it is not tenable to argue that pollution goes with affluence. On the contrary, poor or medium income countries with a large population may have more ecological impact than super affluent countries, especially after biocapacity has been taken into account...

... of alternative policy measures in mitigating these adverse consequences. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Agriculture Agrochemicals Economics Environment Farming Pollution The accelerated use of agrochemicals in Australia during the last two decades has generated major adverse effects...

...Carsten Helm Increased environmental pollution and the globalization of economies have initiated an academic debate on the relationship between international trade and the environment. Addresses the question of whether the present GATT/WTO regime conflicts with effective policies to cope...

... analysis in deciding public policy for health‐related environmental improvements, particularly in the case of complex atmospheric changes. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Environmental risk assessment Health Policy management Pollution Social economics Air pollution is a pervasive...

... offers a theoretical basis from which it can be deduced that co‐operation by farmers in the shape of an environmental co‐operative is a Pareto efficient alternative to Government interventions. For legitimacy, effectiveness and efficiency it is important that covenants, transferable pollution rights...

... is falling by an average of 1‐2mu each year which has caused the subsiding of regional earth; the quality of drinking water and of water utilised in industry becomes poorer; water resources are polluted because of the increase in organic pollutants, the number and size of cities, the pollution of nutrient...

... of environmental, economic and social development.Proposals are listed and suggestions for the main measures to be undertaken are given for the advances that should be made by 2000 with respect to: (1) cities and economic areas; (2) industrial pollution; (3)pollution and construction of rural environment; (4) use...

... Pollution Energy management International Journal of Social Environmental Quality as a Economics Target of Economic Policy 18,4 Ekko C. van Ierland Department of General Economics, Wageningen Agricultural University, 14 The Netherlands Introduction Environmental degradation manifests itself not only...

... growth. This instrumental theory is used to suggest solutions to problems associated with resource depletion, environmental pollution, and economic growth. Economic growth Environment Pollution Resources Technological innovation © MCB UP Limited 1990 International Journal of Social...